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Ferrara, Steven F. – 1987
The necessity of controlling the order in which trained essay raters for a statewide writing assessment program receive student essays was studied. The underlying theoretical question concerns possible rater bias caused by raters reading long strings of essays of homogeneous quality; this problem is usually referred to as context effect or…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Essay Tests, Evaluators, Graduation Requirements
Download full textDeAyala, R. J.; Koch, William R. – 1986
A computerized flexilevel test was implemented and its ability estimates were compared with those of a Bayesian estimation based computerized adaptive test (CAT) as well as with known true ability estimates. Results showed that when the flexilevel test was terminated according to Lord's criterion, its ability estimates were highly and…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis
Drasgow, Fritz; And Others – 1987
This paper addresses the information revealed in incorrect option selection on multiple choice items. Multilinear Formula Scoring (MFS), a theory providing methods for solving psychological measurement problems of long standing, is first used to estimate option characteristic curves for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Arithmetic…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models
Breland, Hunter M.; And Others – 1987
Six university English departments collaborated in this examination of the differences between multiple-choice and essay tests in evaluating writing skills. The study also investigated ways the two tools can complement one another, ways to improve cost effectiveness of essay testing, and ways to integrate assessment and the educational process.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Efficiency, Essay Tests, Higher Education
Lange, Dale L.; Lowe, Pardee, Jr. – 1987
A study investigated the use of reading proficiency scales developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Educational Testing Service (ETS), and Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) for meaningful rank-ordering and assigning levels of second language competence to reading passages. In a proficiency test writing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability
Deck, Dennis; And Others – 1985
This paper reviews 18 microcomputer software item banks on an individual basis. Software Programs reviewed are AIMS (Academic Instructional Measurement System); CREATE-A-TEST; Exam Builder; Exams and Examiner; MicroCAT; Multiple Choice Files; P.D.Q. Builder; Quiz Rite; Teacher Create Series (5 programs); TAP (Testing Authoring Program); TestBank…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Banks
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1981
UNIACT, a major component of the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program, is one of the first interest inventories to employ a new technique for ensuring sex fairness in the reporting of scores. UNIACT was constructed with the goal that distributions of career options suggested to males and females would be similar. It is intended to…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Planning, Interest Inventories, Minority Groups
Jones, Eric D.; And Others – 1983
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of out-of-level testing (OLT) when it is applied to the assessment of special education students with mild learning handicaps. This evaluation of OLT involved testing hypotheses related to: (1) the adequacy of vertical scaling, (2) the reliability and (3) the validity of OLT scores. Fifty-eight…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Error of Measurement, Guessing (Tests), Intermediate Grades
Passing Scores: A Manual for Setting Standards of Performance on Educational and Occupational Tests.
Livingston, Samuel A.; Zieky, Michael J. – 1982
This manual is written for the individual responsible for choosing the passing score on an educational or occupational test. It concentrates on practical advice to help select and apply a method for choosing the passing score. Decisions, standards, and judgments are defined and discussed in terms of considerations in choosing a passing score…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Cutting Scores, Educational Testing
Levine, Michael V. – 1984
Formula score theory (FST) associates each multiple choice test with a linear operator and expresses all of the real functions of item response theory as linear combinations of the operator's eigenfunctions. Hard measurement problems can then often be reformulated as easier, standard mathematical problems. For example, the problem of estimating…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Purkey, William Watson; And Others – 1984
The purpose of the Florida KEY is to provide teachers with a single instrument to infer self-concept as learner of students in grades 1-6. The KEY identifies selected behaviors of students who seem to possess positive and realistic self-concepts in the area of school success. The KEY contains 23 interrogative items that describe student behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education, Factor Structure, Scoring
Busch, John Christian; Jaeger, Richard M. – 1984
This study addressed seven questions regarding the methods used in setting passing scores on the essay subtest of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Communication Skills test for the North Carolina State Board of Education. North Carolina uses these tests to screen prospective applicants to teacher education programs. The judges (five college…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Essay Tests
Burns, Marilyn – 1984
This guide--written for school administrators, teachers, counselors, parents, and the community--describes educational tests and measurements and test-related statistics. While specifically intended to help readers interpret the tests administered in the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District, this information may also be used to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores
PDF pending restorationDroege, Robert C.; And Others – 1977
The following tests and techniques have been developed by the U.S. Emloyment Service for the measurement of occupational aptitude, clerical skills, literacy skills, and occupational interest: General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), Nonreading Aptitude Test Battery (NATB), Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB), Clerical Skills Tests, Basic…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Clerical Occupations, Interest Inventories
van der Linden, Wim J. – 1982
A latent trait method is presented to investigate the possibility that Angoff or Nedelsky judges specify inconsistent probabilities in standard setting techniques for objectives-based instructional programs. It is suggested that judges frequently specify a low probability of success for an easy item but a large probability for a hard item. The…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Error of Measurement, Interrater Reliability
